Serbia drove through Nico Elvedi's own objective in first-half stoppage time and Aleksandar Mitrovic multiplied the benefit before Predrag Rajkovic saved a punishment from Swiss striker Breel Embolo. Serbia took a giant stride towards survival in the UEFA Nations League top-flight by securing a 2-0 victory over near rivals Switzerland - their first-ever head-to-head win. With Serbia and Switzerland essentially competing against each other to avoid relegation from Group A4, you’d have been forgiven for expecting a brighter start from two sides desperate to beat the other. It turned out to be quite the opposite though, as the only bright spot in an incredibly dull start came when Veljko Birmancevic ’s tame effort was easily gathered by Gregor Kobel . It took until just after the half-hour mark for the game's first big chance to arrive, but it was wasted by Breel Embolo who skewed wide after he was teed up by Silvan Widmer . That ...
Strahinja Pavlović after arriving in Milan: I am ready for everything that is asked of me.08.08.2024 news and highlights
The Serbian representative, Strahinja Pavlović, was officially presented as a new football player of Milan. The club from "San Siro" showed our stopper through a comparison with Jap Stam, and thus put the burden of great pressure, but also a flattering label, on the shoulders of the former Partizan Belgrade player. Strahinja gave a short interview on the "Rosoneri" YouTube channel on his move to Milan. To begin with, he explained the meaning of his name in the Serbian language. "Strahinja means 'without fear'. I love my name, I think it describes me well," said the former Salzburg defender proudly.Then he touched the big stoppers wearing the AC Milan club jersey. 1,358 And when it comes to looking for role models and idols among Serbs, there was no dilemma as to who our representative would choose. "For me, it's Vidić. He was an extremely strong stopper, that was his style. I watched him when I was younger, always followed him. He is my ...